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… Or At Least Avoiding Bad Ones by Mark Kerins At one point or another, we’ve all been to a movie or play where one of the actors gave a performance so laughably terrible that it completely took us out of the story – which just goes to show that bad acting is not the … Continue reading “Film Directing | Getting Good Performances”
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Written by Christina Hamlett Years ago, I interviewed a prominent producer and asked him whether he thought a film school degree was essential to a successful career in the movie industry. His answer surprised me. “I can’t say I learned anything in a classroom I didn’t already know from grunt work on a tech crew, … Continue reading “Is Film School in Your Future?”
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Written by Eddie Tapp Take composition for instance, the one thing that will make a scene easy to look at with leading lines, element structure, rule of odds, light, storytelling and communicating a feeling and demanding that you look at a specific thing. Experience teaches us to just move over this far to get that … Continue reading “Thinking Up: Mastering Composition from the Air”
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Written by William Donaruma What do you do when you write an original musical production, cast it, rehearse it, but can’t perform it? You make a movie out of it. Veronica Mansour wrote a musical theatrical production, “An Old Family Recipe,” with Matt Hawkins directing. It was cast and in rehearsals in late … Continue reading “Shooting the Feature-Length Film for the Musical, “An Old Family Recipe””
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Pictured: Austin Harris & Shane Stanley Take It on the Road: Behind the Scenes of “Night Train” Written by Shane Stanley I hope this finds everyone healthy and recharged ready to get back in the saddle making 2022 your most productive year yet! I am coming off back-to-back productions and jumping into post- on our … Continue reading “Take It on the Road: Behind the Scenes of “Night Train””
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Pictured: For “Apt. 2B” at the NY 48 Hour Film Festival with Catherine Frels, Gregory Isaac, Tracey Conyer Lee, Sean Harris and Tamar Kummel. Speed Filmmaking Do’s and Don’ts Teamwork on a tight timeline By Tamar Kummel I’ve done a dozen or so competition short films. You know the kind you hear about: You … Continue reading “Speed Filmmaking Do’s and Don’ts”
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Written by Snehal Patel Zoom lenses are an important tool for filmmaking in general, but even more important for multicamera cinematography. With the ability to quickly reframe, change focal lengths and maintain sharp focus, zooms become invaluable for achieving the shot under challenging conditions. Many cinematographers utilize zooms for various productions from films to television … Continue reading “Zoom Lenses vs. Prime Lenses”
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Zoran Dragelj is a Producer and Director from Vancouver, Canada. He is best known for his feature film, “Friends Like These”, which is currently being featured on Amazon Prime. In this video, Zoran is telling us more about his work, while providing helpful insights for filmmakers who are just starting. Watch the Video
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This cool Zoom Q&A Interview is with filmmaker Ivan Sebastian Sutikno. Watch Ivan talk about his newest film and using two new technologies, color grading in new HD format and 3D spatial audio mixing. Watch the Video
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STUNTS Deputizing the Fight Coordinator Posse Quick Tips on Greatest Hits Written By Kevin Inouye Hey, you, behind the camera or editing suite! Congratulations, you’re now part of the stunt team. No, you won’t be set on fire, fall, or fight, but as with all departments, our work is only as good as what the … Continue reading “Deputizing the Fight Coordinator Posse”
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Photo by Jakob Owens. Visit his website at www.directorjakobowens.com. FILM BUSINESS Film Contracts in Indie Filmmaking What You Need to Know Written by Peter John Ross Have you ever heard of indie film success stories like Kevin Smith making “Clerks” or “Paranormal Activity” by Oren Peli? Well, what if they forgot to cross a “T” … Continue reading “Film Contracts in Indie Filmmaking”
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Pictured above: Photo by Siri Louis, Director of Photography, Video Creator. Follow Siri on IG at instagram.com/siri_ous. PRE-PRODUCTION Crew Your Video Shoot in 3 Steps Written By Richard Tiland What if you are planning for the production of lots of video content? What if you need to make it a dominant part of your media … Continue reading “Crew Your Video Shoot in 3 Steps”
